What is Google-Agent?
Google-Agent is used by agents hosted on Google infrastructure to navigate the web and perform actions upon user request. Agent Analytics can track when it visits your website.
Overview
| Operated By | |
| Source | Official Website |
| Expected To Follow Robots.txt | No |
| Insights Last Updated | August 7, 2026 |
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Expected Behavior
Google-Agent operates a real browser, loading pages, running JavaScript, setting cookies, and navigating multi-step flows much like a person would. Because its route reflects the task it was given rather than a fixed crawl order, visits may look irregular. A session may pause while the agent processes a page, then continue somewhere unexpected.
Google-Agent's User Agent
| User Agent | Google-Agent |
How To Block Google-Agent With Robots.txt
Add this rule to your robots.txt file to request that Google-Agent not access your website, or use Automatic Robots.txt to request the same of all AI agents at once. You can customize which pages are blocked by swapping out / for a different path.
User-agent: Google-Agent # https://knownagents.com/agents/google-agent
Disallow: /Global Statistics for Google-Agent
As of August 7, 2026, this data reflects agent visits measured across thousands of websites using Agent Analytics, combined with daily scans of the top 1000 websites and their robots.txt files.
Robots.txt Blocked Percentage
Country of Origin
Robots.txt Blocking Trend
1% of top websites block Google-Agent in their robots.txt files.
Overall AI Agent Traffic
0.0% of all web traffic came from AI agents.
Top Visited Website Categories
The types of websites most frequently visited by Google-Agent.
Frequently Asked Questions
Should I Block Google-Agent?
Usually not. Google-Agent browses on behalf of a person trying to read, compare, or buy something on your site. Blocking it may prevent that person from completing the task and send them elsewhere. It does not affect traditional search rankings. For context, 1% of the top websites we track currently have robots.txt rules for Google-Agent.
Does Google-Agent Follow Robots.txt Rules?
No. Google-Agent is not expected to follow robots.txt directives, so a disallow rule only communicates your preference. Enforce the block with firewall or server rules, then use Agent Analytics to verify that its requests stop.
Does Google-Agent Access Private Content?
Possibly, if a user grants access. Google-Agent operates a real browser session, so when someone signs in through it, the agent can see anything available to that account. Without credentials, it can reach only what an anonymous visitor can.
Why Is Google-Agent Visiting My Website?
A user gave Google-Agent a task that your site may help complete, such as researching a product, comparing options, or filling out a form. It likely reached your site through links or search results, much like a person would.
How Can I Tell if Google-Agent Is Visiting My Website?
Agent Analytics tracks visits from Google-Agent and every other known AI agent, crawler, and scraper, then authenticates each visit using Google-Agent's published verification method. You can also check your server logs for requests whose user-agent string contains "Google-Agent". Look for browser-like sessions that move through pages faster or more methodically than a typical person. A matching log entry alone is not proof because any bot can claim to be Google-Agent.